Monash University PhD Scholarship in Climate Displacement in Australia

PhD Scholarship at the University of Wollongong on Indigenous-led adaptation to sea-level rise . This project sits within the School of Social Sciences and ACCESS (Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space) and is linked to an ARC Future Fellowship project on unlocking community-wide adaptation to sea-level rise. The research will explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, values, principles, and ongoing connections to Country can shape adaptation planning in...

University of Glasgow PhD opportunities are being advertised in the School of Social & Political Sciences, with a strong focus on sociology, urban studies, social policy, political ethnography, and place-based research. The post highlights two funded PhD positions connected to the ERC MORTALMED project on the social life of the pharmaceutical pentobarbital, and the linked University of Glasgow funding page also shows a PhD scholarship on civic feelings: emotional governance and the local . The c...

RMIT University’s Centre for Nature Positive Solutions is inviting Expressions of Interest for a PhD opportunity in Human Dimensions of Conservation, Restoration & Climate Action . This is part of RMIT’s 2026 competitive round of PhD scholarships and is based in Melbourne, Australia . The project area focuses on the human and social dimensions of environmental management, with research themes including community benefits and nature finance , community perceptions and environmental decision-makin...

The Wicked Problems Scholars PhD Scholarship at Flinders University offers an exciting opportunity for prospective PhD students interested in tackling complex, interdisciplinary challenges known as 'wicked problems.' These issues often span social, political, environmental, and public health domains, requiring innovative and collaborative research approaches. The scholarship is designed for candidates who wish to pursue a higher degree by research (HDR) and contribute to impactful projects addre...

RMIT University is inviting applications for PhD students to work on plastic pollution projects at the RMIT Centre for Nature Positive Solutions in Melbourne, Australia. The call covers multiple research directions, and candidates may also propose their own project ideas. The advertised themes include: Plastisphere Mobilome (horizontal gene transfer, microbial adaptation, biogeochemical perturbation, multi-omics, DOM, FTICR-MS, UHPLC, microsensors), Plastic pollution: a socioeconomic-technologic...